Gambling With an Edge – guest Mark Billings
Our guest this week is Mark Billing on to talk about his new book “Follow the Bouncing Ball.” This is a book about how Mark and his teammates used hidden computers to beat the game of roulette.
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Show Notes
[00:00] Introduction of Mark Billings, author of Follow the Bouncing Ball, Silicone versus Roulette
[00:36] The Eudaemonic Pie by Thomas Bass and difficulties of predicting roulette
[08:11] Mark’s experience playing roulette
[10:49] Legality of computers, software bugs
[13:18] Characteristics of beatable wheels
[20:28] Laurance Scott, computer software and hardware
[29:09] Beating only a few wheels, changing the approach of the program,and interpolation
[36:56] South Point Norwegian Casino January Promotions – $400k Spin to Win
[37:45] VideoPoker.com/gwae – Gold Membership offers correction on most games
[38:41] Predictit.org/promo/edge – place small wagers on various political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners
[39:31] Training gamblers and playing in Great Britain
[44:47] Problems with using non-professionals
[46:04] A player in Canada wants to piggyback bets, pain thresholds
[51:49] Some examples of Mark’s humor in Follow the Bouncing Ball, Silicone versus Roulette
[53:30] Recommended – James Grosjean’s column at LVA, Alpha Go on Youtube, Amlee Gourmet Chinese Cuisine
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Books Referenced:
Follow the Bouncing Ball
The Ultimate Edge by Mark Billings
The Eudaemonic Pie by Thomas Bass
Recommended:
Lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/2020-rise-of-the-machines
Youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK6gekU1Y&ab_channel=DeepMind
Amleechinesecuisine.com
Gambling With an Edge is a weekly radio show dedicated to making you a better gambler tomorrow than you were yesterday. The hosts, Bob Dancer, and Richard Munchkin are both authors and professional gamblers. You can learn more about them at gamblingwithanedge.com